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Table 16. Estimates of school-age (5 to 17 years old) resident population, by race and sex: 1970 to 2003
[In thousands]

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       |         Total         |         White           |         Black         |         Other races
Year   |_______________________|_________________________|_______________________|_______________________
       | Total |  Male |Female | Total |   Male | Female | Total |  Male |Female | Total |  Male |Female
_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1      |     2 |     3 |     4 |     5 |      6 |      7 |     8 |     9 |    10 |    11 |    12 |    13
_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1970 ..| 52,593| 26,793| 25,801| 44,783|  22,877|  21,906|  7,108|  3,561|  3,547|    703|    355|    349
1971 ..| 52,562| 26,780| 25,782| 44,644|  22,809|  21,834|  7,182|  3,600|  3,583|    737|    371|    365
1972 ..| 52,316| 26,658| 25,658| 44,336|  22,655|  21,681|  7,211|  3,615|  3,596|    768|    388|    380
1973 ..| 51,910| 26,456| 25,455| 43,898|  22,434|  21,464|  7,213|  3,617|  3,596|    799|    405|    394
1974 ..| 51,498| 26,249| 25,249| 43,454|  22,210|  21,244|  7,213|  3,618|  3,596|    830|    420|    409
       |       |       |       |       |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |
1975 ..| 51,044| 26,022| 25,022| 42,950|  21,956|  20,994|  7,199|  3,611|  3,588|    895|    456|    440
1976 ..| 50,633| 25,822| 24,811| 42,477|  21,721|  20,755|  7,208|  3,617|  3,591|    948|    483|    465
1977 ..| 49,897| 25,456| 24,441| 41,737|  21,350|  20,386|  7,167|  3,600|  3,568|    994|    506|    487
1978 ..| 49,038| 25,024| 24,013| 40,883|  20,919|  19,964|  7,116|  3,576|  3,540|  1,039|    530|    509
1979 ..| 48,041| 24,524| 23,517| 39,910|  20,427|  19,484|  7,037|  3,538|  3,498|  1,094|    560|    536
       |       |       |       |       |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |
1980 ..| 47,232| 24,135| 23,097| 39,002|  19,982|  19,020|  6,989|  3,520|  3,469|  1,241|    633|    608
1981 ..| 46,319| 23,676| 22,643| 38,105|  19,527|  18,578|  6,872|  3,474|  3,398|  1,342|    675|    667
1982 ..| 45,585| 23,309| 22,276| 37,365|  19,153|  18,212|  6,826|  3,442|  3,384|  1,394|    714|    680
1983 ..| 45,020| 23,031| 21,989| 36,800|  18,873|  17,927|  6,762|  3,412|  3,350|  1,458|    746|    712
1984 ..| 44,788| 22,920| 21,868| 36,509|  18,731|  17,778|  6,743|  3,404|  3,339|  1,536|    785|    751
       |       |       |       |       |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |
1985 ..| 44,782| 22,927| 21,855| 36,393|  18,679|  17,714|  6,729|  3,400|  3,329|  1,660|    848|    812
1986 ..| 44,903| 22,996| 21,907| 36,408|  18,701|  17,707|  6,802|  3,438|  3,364|  1,693|    857|    836
1987 ..| 45,005| 23,056| 21,949| 36,361|  18,674|  17,687|  6,841|  3,460|  3,381|  1,803|    922|    881
1988 ..| 45,051| 23,086| 21,965| 36,279|  18,637|  17,642|  6,881|  3,482|  3,399|  1,891|    967|    924
1989 ..| 44,947| 23,036| 21,911| 36,122|  18,550|  17,572|  6,867|  3,475|  3,392|  1,958|  1,011|    947
       |       |       |       |       |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |
1990\1\| 45,359| 23,226| 22,133| 36,279|  18,623|  17,657|  6,959|  3,517|  3,441|  2,121|  1,087|  1,035
1991\1\| 46,100| 23,611| 22,489| 36,770|  18,879|  17,890|  7,125|  3,603|  3,522|  2,205|  1,128|  1,077
1992\1\| 46,974| 24,065| 22,909| 37,371|  19,194|  18,177|  7,310|  3,699|  3,610|  2,293|  1,172|  1,121
1993\1\| 47,856| 24,520| 23,336| 37,975|  19,506|  18,469|  7,494|  3,794|  3,700|  2,387|  1,220|  1,167
1994\1\| 48,855| 25,034| 23,821| 38,656|  19,857|  18,799|  7,719|  3,910|  3,809|  2,479|  1,267|  1,212
       |       |       |       |       |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |
1995\1\| 49,838| 25,541| 24,297| 39,323|  20,202|  19,121|  7,934|  4,020|  3,915|  2,580|  1,319|  1,261
1996\1\| 50,817| 26,044| 24,773| 39,984|  20,542|  19,442|  8,144|  4,127|  4,017|  2,689|  1,375|  1,314
1997\1\| 51,684| 26,488| 25,196| 40,558|  20,835|  19,723|  8,326|  4,220|  4,105|  2,800|  1,433|  1,367
1998\1\| 52,284| 26,798| 25,486| 40,918|  21,020|  19,898|  8,471|  4,296|  4,175|  2,895|  1,482|  1,413
1999\1\| 52,811| 27,068| 25,743| 41,242|  21,186|  20,056|  8,583|  4,353|  4,230|  2,986|  1,529|  1,457
       |       |       |       |       |        |        |       |       |       |       |       |
2000 ..| 53,253| 27,292| 25,961| 40,918|  21,025|  19,893|  8,371|  4,251|  4,120|  3,964|  2,017|  1,947
2001\2\| 53,240| 27,290| 25,950| 40,913|  21,023|  19,890|  8,368|  4,250|  4,118|  3,959|  2,017|  1,942
2002\2\| 53,271| 27,292| 25,979| 40,871|  20,991|  19,880|  8,365|  4,246|  4,119|  4,036|  2,055|  1,980
2003 ..| 53,274| 27,284| 25,990| 40,802|  20,949|  19,852|  8,357|  4,241|  4,116|  4,115|  2,094|  2,022
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\1\Revised based on revised intercensal estimates.
\2\Revised from previously published figures.

NOTE: School-age population includes persons 5 to 17 years of age. All columns include persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates as of July 1.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, Nos. 1000, 1022, 1045, 1057, 1092; and previously unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared November 2004.)